Category Archives: Worldwide

Widows in rural Kosova are being supported to set up their own sewing businesses. Islamic Relief is reaching out to the most disadvantaged group of widows in Kosova, supplying sewing machines and tailoring training. In the rural areas of Drenas and Pristina unemployment is one of the biggest issues facing communities, and for women raising [...]

Islamic Relief’s Syria team is poised to support thousands of people fleeing the city. Our team in Syria is preparing a distribution plan to ensure that emergency aid items stocked in our warehouses outside Aleppo are delivered where people need them most. Up to 100,000 residents are expected to leave the city in the coming [...]

Increased tensions on the Pakistani-Indian border have caused 11,000 families to flee. Over the last two days Islamic Relief has delivered 300 food packs to feed 1,500 people who have fled their homes in the Upper Neelum Valley. It’s believed thousands of families living along the border line have left their homes behind and moved [...]

PRESS RELEASE, December 2 2016 Launch event for 200-bed hospital in Johannesburg on December 2 Islamic Relief has funded oncology unit to the tune of $7.7 m/110m ZAR Waseem Ahmad, International Programmes Director, speaks at launch Representatives of Islamic Relief South Africa, Worldwide, USA and UK all present and available for interview   Islamic Relief [...]

In the run up to World AIDS Day on December 1 Islamic Relief Worldwide CEO Naser Haghamed met with the deputy director of UNAIDS, Dr Luiz Loures. Within a wide ranging discussion, Naser and Dr Loures talked about social inclusion around HIV and looked forward to the future with both organisations reengaging with a focus [...]

To be first on the scene after a disaster strikes, Islamic Relief operates a surge roster with staff ready to leave at a moment’s notice. A rotation of 40 team members ensures a year-round rapid response, reaching communities affected by floods, earthquakes and cyclones within 72 hours of disaster striking. To build capacity, team members [...]